Mathematics education

Willard Elementary is a Title 1 school that consists of around 72% free and reduced meal program students. Our school provides education for preschool, kindergarten through fifth, two functional life skill programs and a resource program. The staff at Willard also provides before school, lunch, and after school tutoring for students. The mission of Willard Elementary, “where students come first, is to create a challenging learning environment that encourages high expectations for success”…

At Cambridge, Newton was fascinated by Mathematics and Physics, although he did not care for many of the other topics. He advanced in Physics and Mathematics, which led him to start dual courses because of his excellent performance. Newton graduated from the Cambridge College but was granted four more years to study for Cambridge. The Great Plague…

When people see the result of universal mathematics olympiad which is a test for students aged 14 through 20, Japan always gets a high score and America doesn’t. The latest survey done by PISA shows that too (Programme for International Student Assessment). Students from asian countries including…

Cambridge during 1661 to 1665. In addition, the college was closed for two years due to a plague epidemic, however, Newton still continues his studying in Woolsthorpe. He single out his next 18 months as his “prime age of invention, and minded mathematics and philosophy more than anytime since.” Newton received his bachelor's degree in Trinity, and a master of arts degree in 1667. In 1672, after his election to the Royals Society, he introduced the people to his brilliant yet controversial study…

Although Alan Turing and Emilie Du Chatelet were from distinctive eras, they shared interests in the field of mathematics and science which led to achievements such as, providing the foundation of modern computing and the successful translation of Newton's book Principia to French, respectively. These historical figures encountered differences in limitations, influence from political climate, and love. Considering the evidence, each individual was successful even with such influences.…

Originally I was unsure on which investigation to pick however after looking at each in detail the T-Shaped investigation seemed more logical to me. At the beginning, I took a very random approach in picking the different T-Shapes (10, 20, 39, 5) I could not draw much of a conclusion (see figure one.) After reevaluating, I decided to take a more systematic approach, going along number by number to work out the T total. I was unable to start at T1 because of the number grid, therefore the first…

Mathematical Thinking is a research article written by Kathleen Kostos and Eui-kyung Shin in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Kostos and Shin (2010) felt, “It is important for students to be able to demonstrate their mathematical thinking as well as their method to solving the problem” (p.223). According to Kostos and Shin (2010), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics guidelines state, Teachers are encouraged to promote a math program that should allow students to organize…

The story of Hypatia is what led her to her upcoming and how she made an impact to society. Her father Theon of Alexandria, Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus influenced her in like and learning to love and have a passion for mathematics and everything that came with it. In her time of A.D she was the only woman who made a big difference. Hypatia was a popular teacher of interesting topics. She drew attention to herself by being phenomenal at what she did. Her words embraced others as much as…

University of Erlangen in 1907 with a dissertation on algebraic invariants. Shortly after she was invited the University of Göttingen in 1915 by David Hilbert and Felix Klein, Noether used her knowledge of invariants to assist them in exploring the mathematics that Albert Einstein used in his theory of general relativity. Once they had finished, Hilbert and Klein convinced Noether to remain at Göttingen where she taught under Hilbert’s name. In 1918, Noether discovered what is now known as…

was once a prisoner and taken to Babylon. In 535 B.C., under the influence of Thales’ advice, Pythagoras left to Egypt after the Tyrant Polycerates seized control of Samos. While in Egypt he devoted most of his time to expanding his education in geometry and mathematics and accepted priesthood and he set up a brotherhood for those who practiced his way of life. In 525 B.C. Pythagoras was a…